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CMS Care Compare

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

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In a September 3, 2020 Press Release, CMS announced the launch of a new website call Care Compare. “Care Compare provides a single user-friendly interface that patients and caregivers can use to make informed decisions about healthcare based on cost, quality of care, volume of services, and other data. With just one click, patients can find information that is easy to understand about doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care services instead of searching through multiple tools.”

Care Compare Features:

  • One click to find information about doctors, hospitals, nurses, nursing homes, home health service, hospice care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals and dialysis facilities,
  • Tool is optimized for mobile and tablet use,
  • Updated maps,
  • New filters to help you identify the providers right for you, and
  • “Consistent design that makes it easier to compare providers and find the information that’s most important to you.”

CMS Administrator Seema Verma noted in the Press Release that “By aggregating all eight of CMS’ quality tools into a single interface, patients can easily research different providers and facilities before they entrust themselves to their care. Today’s launch of Care Compare is the next step in fulfilling our eMedicare promise. Our Administration is committed to ensuring our tools are robust and beneficial to patients.”

While CMS gathers feedback and considers additional improvements to the tool, you will still be able to use the original eight compare tools.

Article Author: Beth Cobb, RN, BSN, ACM, CCDS
Beth Cobb, RN, BSN, ACM, CCDS, is the Manager of Clinical Analytics at Medical Management Plus, Inc. Beth has over twenty-five years of experience in healthcare including eleven years in Case Management at a large multi-facility health system. In her current position, Beth is a principle writer for MMP’s Wednesday@One weekly e-newsletter, an active member of our HIPAA Compliance Committee, MMP’s Education Department Program Director and co-developer of MMP’s proprietary Compliance Protection Assessment Tool.

This material was compiled to share information.  MMP, Inc. is not offering legal advice. Every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure the information is accurate and useful.